[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 142 (Thursday, September 12, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S6032]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3269. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. ADDITIONS TO ROUGH MOUNTAIN AND RICH HOLE 
                   WILDERNESSES.

       (a) Rough Mountain Addition.--Section 1 of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584; 114 Stat. 2057; 123 
     Stat. 1002) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) Rough mountain addition.--Certain land in the George 
     Washington National Forest comprising approximately 1,000 
     acres, as generally depicted as the `Rough Mountain Addition' 
     on the map entitled `GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - 
     South half - Alternative I - Selected Alternative Management 
     Prescriptions - Land and Resources Management Plan Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement' and dated March 4, 2014, 
     which is incorporated in the Rough Mountain Wilderness Area 
     designated by paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Rich Hole Addition.--
       (1) Potential wilderness designation.--In furtherance of 
     the purposes of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.), 
     certain land in the George Washington National Forest 
     comprising approximately 4,600 acres, as generally depicted 
     as the ``Rich Hole Addition'' on the map entitled ``GEORGE 
     WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST - South half - Alternative I - 
     Selected Alternative Management Prescriptions - Land and 
     Resources Management Plan Final Environmental Impact 
     Statement'' and dated March 4, 2014, is designated as a 
     potential wilderness area for incorporation in the Rich Hole 
     Wilderness Area designated by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-
     326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 102 Stat. 584).
       (2) Wilderness designation.--The potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) shall be designated as wilderness 
     and incorporated in the Rich Hole Wilderness Area designated 
     by section 1(2) of Public Law 100-326 (16 U.S.C. 1132 note; 
     102 Stat. 584) on the earlier of--
       (A) the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') publishes 
     in the Federal Register notice that the activities permitted 
     under paragraph (4) have been completed; or
       (B) the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Management.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary shall manage the potential wilderness area 
     designated by paragraph (1) in accordance with the Wilderness 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.).
       (4) Water quality improvement activities.--
       (A) In general.--To enhance natural ecosystems within the 
     potential wilderness area designated by paragraph (1) by 
     implementing certain activities to improve water quality and 
     aquatic passage, as set forth in the Forest Service document 
     entitled ``Decision Notice for the Lower Cowpasture 
     Restoration and Management Project'' and dated December 2015, 
     the Secretary may use motorized equipment and mechanized 
     transport in the potential wilderness area until the date on 
     which the potential wilderness area is incorporated into the 
     Rich Hole Wilderness Area under paragraph (2).
       (B) Requirement.--In carrying out subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable, shall use the 
     minimum tool or administrative practice necessary to carry 
     out that subparagraph with the least amount of adverse impact 
     on wilderness character and resources.
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